Jumbo Crossword - 151

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

ACROSS:
1 A wife is apparently preferable to nothing at all (6,4)
6 Flutters in panic? (5)
10 Lance corporal to company sergeant major? (6)
16 Belonging to the second person of times past, say (4)
18 Jack's birds? (4)
19 I am taken in by a fat Scottish landowner (5)
21 Opening on the right before nearly everybody on the side nearest the ground (7)
24 Old English tavern badly needed repair (8)
26 Put into liquidation? (8)
27 Muslim camel driver in central Australia (3)
28 Chump to leave ex-despot? (3)
30 As exciting as frothy beer! (5)
32 Killer did lose heart and got cross (3)
33 A Mexican food eaten in bed (4)
35 Told to surround sluice gate and cut it off (8)
37 Keep your distance (8)
38 So Alec may be well turned out before day's end? (6)
39 Flower head of hydrangea from Ireland (5)
41 Supporter of British artist (3)
42 You may take work home from it (7)
45 Land of song in which an artist can get along (5)
46 It eats grass in fine weather (3)
48 Musical direction for an old poet (7)
50 Throw is a bit short (3)
52 Keeping records is the feller's job (7)
53 Provides Oriental nudes with a new look (6)
56 Stimulating you with a mixture of sour gin (7)
57 Miss Heather is getting on one's nerves (8)
59 A type of sun ray comes down on a grape (3)
62 A dollar to axe for a log cabin (5)
64 One might get into a hole when dressing (3)
65 Is Leman outside of tax haven (4,2,3)
67 Is this organization `U'? Certainly not! (3)
69 Hardy variety of monster (5)
70 Game for a bit of a bedroom brew up (5)
71 A pain in the neck may be very wearing (4)
72 Sound frequently killed (5)
74 What comes before or after this boat (4)
75 Smile and depart when identified as non-Spanish speaking (6)
76 Little Mermaid's prince chopped rice (4)
78 Rotter about to identify a military unit’s nucleus (5)
79 The occupant is at home with his wife (6)
82 Cue followers (4)
84 Sappers get the hint to save (6)
86 Robust, but died after short game (6)
88 Part of the mystery consist of finding this genus of terrapins (4)
89 Crusty point for a taxi-driver? (6)
90 Made a low sound (5)
92 Practise crystal-gazing on scientific lines (4)
94 Nothing on the stove but fruit (6)
95 He's up in the church (4)
96 Moves on board some of Marshal Mannheim's ships (5)
97 Sounds like assault - maul maul! (4)
99 Indian price coming from Mainz... (5)
101 It was thought to circulate in on immortal body (5)
103 FedEx competitor's high times (3)
104 Nasty peer for the country-folk (9)
107 Right to laugh back and cheer (3)
108 What a blow Hal might get with it from the police (5)
110 Unusable section of country (3)
111 Subsidiary activity in court? (8)
113 Indira and I in colourful form (7)
116 Fellow after a gnu, perhaps, is armed (6)
118 Stays to enclose a number in some armour (7)
121 Five-franc piece being the European currency unit (3)
123 As I helm. . . scribbled Moby Dick's narrator (7)
125 With 'er there's nothing over (3)
126 Plain order, but fare almost rich (5)
127 Sailor almost overwhelmed by excited "Ciao!" in island port (7)
129 Sat around with former service women? (3)
131 Was, by the sound of it, the pig meant to be such a chore? (5)
133 Good book for citizens (6)
135 Struggle to cook entire ox (8)
138 On wings of song? (8)
141 Thus and steady the race was won (4)
142 One heartless sister offering hospitality (3)
144 A sign that car's not working? (2,3)
146 Poetic Miller's river? (3)
148 Time of uncertain obliteration (3)
149 New cedars go into churchyard (4,4)
151 Phone staff with a bypass (4,4)
155 Nothing is returnable in the small department store (7)
156 Did nothing after I'd taken the lead (5)
157 Game for single agent (1-3)
158 In grief a desolation will disappear gradually (4)
159 You may seem old fashioned to a gulf state farmer (6)
160 Preserves the ancient buildings (5)
161 Following even contest, game to go over moat (10)

DOWN:
2 Man, back into web, replaced treasured possession (3,4)
3 Legendary American lawman last seen near Pasadena (4)
4 Words from a song from Cyril (5)
5 Return of English enemy (3)
6 To and this for a change? (3)
7 She can give you a bit of a headache! (3)
8 Dad is on the endless track (4)
9 Point where we make a record clean up (5)
11 Moony Yass characters reassemble in accordance with the first person's assertiveness (2,2,3-2)
12 Non-stop road routes could make us slay a crew (9)
13 One of those pulled back to make progress (3)
14 I am under some order for a minor legal offence (12)
15 Way-out individuals that make strange impressions (3,5)
17 Hardly just brunette? (6)
20 It makes one angry to see it causing a stoppage (3)
21 Vintners' needs (4)
22 South American republic is almost nice for artist to return with silver and gold back (9)
23 Lady from Long Island going to mid-Wales (3)
25 Live around marshy ground (4)
26 Carp served in cider (3)
29 Act, but wrong to be unsure (5)
31 Small Scottish island one raced about (5)
34 Ring before getting telephoned with this non-Tarzan ape-man (5)
35 Via the road that's not the main one! (2-4)
36 Helping with the washing up (6)
40 Strong emotion that everyone should conceal (4)
43 Dressed up and ready to go (2,4)
44 Broadcast is on song (5)
47 Garb for golfing, and also rowing (4-5)
49 Dainty turn I’d followed - honest! (5-2)
51 Our early ancestors found in Hanoi's mud (9)
53 Bond following leaderless men for making the law effective (11)
54 In America, the heartless teacher used to be behind the iron curtain (4)
55 Prosecute a girl in court? (3)
56 Service provided a long way up (3)
58 We hear men on board making plans (6)
60 Perhaps Poll's got five to gin (6)
61 Piano composition played nowadays (3)
63 Little angels get revolutionary and massage 'im! (8)
65 I offer a reference (4)
66 Find the lady will require this skill as support remained flaky (11)
68 Tiny's worried about the loud and stylish (5)
71 Something sweet made with rare recipe (8)
73 Cheese in a Greek cafe tastes superb (4)
77 Sob at a foreign film, then file out counterclockwise - it will cool things off (9)
80 Little woman left an alcoholic radical (4)
81 Yes, assist shuffling writers (9)
83 Head of a rascal, perhaps (5)
85 We're told to solicit for some cloth! (6)
87 Cordial from Ealing (6)
91 Machine gun sounded like mud (4)
93 Anger over a disease (7)
97 Bird from the sea, last seen before reaching United Kingdom? (3)
98 Nude riflery's tricky but accessible to non-experts (4-8)
100 An element that's in the air one breathes (4)
102 Pretentious Greek character doubled up (6)
105 Light of day (3)
106 That steed will give you no peace (3)
107 What may be left by millionaire licensee? (5)
109 Highly implausible stories! (4,5)
111 Is back to take in a distant expedition (6)
112 That's enough! Dreadful moron gets the point (2,4)
114 Reckless man's appalling road speed (9)
115 Where lots of people pay sound attention (9)
117 Uranium corporal is fearsome (4)
119 Moves the ball or creates a mess? (5)
120 Flexible version of ironing board finally produced (3-5)
122 A bit of work, returning to problem with grass (5)
124 The twenty second to get to the centre (5)
128 Desert springs keep it going (6)
130 Sleeping soundly? (7)
132 Suspend for a mild expletive (4)
134 Bash a fly (4)
136 Suffix in Chinese language (3)
137 Norwegian of some minor skills (5)
139 Feed all but the first stranger (5)
140 Kelly, for instance, imprisoned at last (3)
143 Agree, but say nothing (3)
145 Dry plates, perhaps (4)
147 Fight for a pole in the rigging? (4)
150 Find in the diocese (3)
152 Pheasants in funny esoteric formation (3)
153 Subject matter in law noted in interest (3)
154 Put on some salad dressing (3)

Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 20)You are likely to remain careful and watchful today, foretells Ganesha. And because you'll be invited to parties and other social events, your enthusiasm will remain buoyant. You will also strike the right balance between business and pleasure, says Ganesha.